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House OKs bill to allow B&Bs to give guests wine

(Harrisburg) -- Pennsylvania bed-and-breakfast operators could give complimentary bottles of wine to their paying guests under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives.

Lawmakers approved the measure today without debate by a 200-to-1 vote.

The bill would amend the Pennsylvania liquor code to allow unlicensed B&Bs to provide one bottle of wine produced by a licensed, limited winery to guests when they check in without it being construed as the sale of alcohol.

Representative Scott Petri, a Bucks County Republican who is sponsoring the bill, says it's designed to help Pennsylvania B&Bs compete with their counterparts in other states that advertise wine and champagne giveaways.

The bill would require Senate approval before it is sent to the governor.